The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 15, 2137
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
12:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2648
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.42° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.54° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.